Cynthia Erivo Calls Viral ‘Wicked’ Poster With Ariana Grande ‘Offensive’

With 1 period to spell until the debut of Wicked successful movie theaters astir the world, promotion for the philharmonic adaptation is heating up. 

And truthful is Cynthia Erivo. 

The prima blew up connected her societal media aft an edited poster from the movie went viral, slamming the edit arsenic being some ‘offensive’ and ‘degrading’.

For some her and her co-star, Ariana Grande. 

Of course, this is thing caller for the brace – but now, the combat is being taken to the feed!

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande be the reddish carpet up of the opening ceremonial of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 connected July 26, 2024 successful Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Cynthia Erivo Reacts to Viral Edit of the ‘WICKED’ Poster

“This is the wildest, astir violative happening I person seen.”

The pistillate down Elphaba successful the on-screen adaption of the philharmonic took to Instagram connected October 16 to stock her displeasure with an altered mentation of the film’s poster. 

As you volition spot below, the archetypal mentation features Cynthia dressed successful Elphaba’s signature achromatic witch’s hatred and glowing greenish look looking straight into the camera. 

In the edited version, Cynthia’s eyes and look are covered by the brim of the hat. The determination to “erase” Cynthia from the poster was not 1 she could abide by. 

“None of this is funny. None of this is cute. It degrades me. It degrades us,” wrote connected her Instagram Stories. 

Her absorption was met with disorder by galore fans, some of hers and of the archetypal accumulation of Wicked. 

Many took the edit to simply beryllium an homage to the archetypal poster for the musical, and thing more. 

— Pop Tingz (@ThePopTingz) October 16, 2024

Something Has Changed Within Me

On Tuesday, a TikTok idiosyncratic nether the sanction Ferlozar  posted a video with on-screen substance suggesting they were “Fixing the Wicked movie poster.” 

Using photoshop benignant tools, they made the supra changes to marque the Universal movie poster much intimately lucifer the archetypal poster that was utilized for the musical’s Playbills.

However, the idiosyncratic successful nary mode changed Ariana’s apparel oregon look, contempt Glinda’s outfit being achromatic successful the archetypal illustrations and the character’s apparel being pinkish successful the poster. 

Clearly, Cynthia saw this arsenic a purposeful insult, alternatively than making the poster “much better” arsenic the TikTok creator posted. 

“This is the wildest, astir violative happening I person seen, adjacent to that atrocious AI of america fighting, adjacent to radical posing the question “is your **** green,” Cynthia wrote. 

Then, she addressed the instrumentality disapproval that the changes were conscionable to lucifer the archetypal artwork. 

“The archetypal poster is an ILLUSTRATION. I americium a existent beingness quality being, who chose to look close down the tube of the camera to you, the spectator … because, without words we assemblage without our eyes.”

“Our poster is an homage not an imitation,” she concluded. “To edit my look and fell my eyes is to erase me. And that is profoundly hurtful.”

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo prima arsenic Glinda and Elphaba successful ‘Wicked’. (Universal )

Early ‘Wicked’ Movie Reviews 

Whether the intentions of the TikToker were malicious oregon simply oblivious, the full ordeal apt won’t substance erstwhile Wicked hits theaters connected November 22.

There’s nary question that everyone volition beryllium talking astir Cynthia Erivo non-stop aft that! 

With the movie implicit a period away, reviews are scarce arsenic the workplace is hoping to support a lid connected details and spoilers. 

However, those who person attended trial screening person taken to places similar TikTok and Reddit to stock their archetypal impressions. 

On 1 side, there’s the disapproval by immoderate who don’t consciousness that determination is capable “added plot” to warrant the Broadway philharmonic being made into 2 movies. Yes, the amusement is successful 2 Acts erstwhile performed successful the theater, but for some, that’s not needfully translating to the screen. 

Others consciousness much “optimistic,” having heard from those who person seen the archetypal chopped of the movie that it’s “excellent” and an “instant classic.” One theatergoer really said it would beryllium a major awards contender.

We’ll decidedly cognize much erstwhile critics are allowed to stock their thoughts, truthful we’ll support you posted here!